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Topic: Ordering parts for the $50 robot (Read 1450 times)

Recently I started wanting to delve into electronics because i really needed something to do over the summer and I didn't want to just sit in front of the TV all day.

I've been looking at the $50 robot tutorial and I think I understand it pretty well. My parents don't like ordering stuff online and so I need to order EVERYTHING that I need all in one large order.-It can be from several websites, but they don't want me to order stuff one day then order more stuff another day, etc.

however just a suggestion, this circuit has room for expansion, it can pretty much become your robot testing platform, so you may be upgrading the MCU after a while, or be switching between different MCU's, this can be bad for the pins and the for required to push them in can also damage them.

I've fallen in love with ZIF sockets (Zero Insertion Force), can be a little more expensive but worth it for that type of application, however on the note of prices for them, I recently bought 2 for $0.01 on Ebay, so have a look there if your interested.

The Society of Robots has a great beginner robot tutorial called the "Step-by-Step Robot Tutorial under $50". "Ever wanted to build your own robot but didn't know where to start? Here is your chance! I will outline step by step exactly what to do to build a robot for under $50." The robot tutorial guides the first-time builder through construction of a low-cost robot. The tutorial describes the electrical and mechanical systems of this low-cost robot.

The CGSORKIT1 contains the electronic parts for the $50 robot (except for the servos) all collected in an easy-to-purchase pack. No more wondering if the parts that you selected are right for the $50 Society of Robots tutorial. There are several benefits to buying this kit. First, you save some money over getting the parts all by themselves. Second, this kit contains more than the bare minimum for the $50 robot tutorial - wire, solder, LEDs, extra resistors. Third, the CdS cells are matched to each other - no guessing which ones are the same in the surplus set from Radio Shack.

Fourth, the ATmega8 AVR microcontgroller comes programmed with the Arduino bootloader, if you choose to develop with that environment. And, even if you don't, having that bootloader in the chip helps with debugging as the bootloader will blink PB.5 on power-up.

The Society of Robots has a great beginner robot tutorial called the "Step-by-Step Robot Tutorial under $50". "Ever wanted to build your own robot but didn't know where to start? Here is your chance! I will outline step by step exactly what to do to build a robot for under $50." The robot tutorial guides the first-time builder through construction of a low-cost robot. The tutorial describes the electrical and mechanical systems of this low-cost robot.

The CGSORKIT1 contains the electronic parts for the $50 robot (except for the servos) all collected in an easy-to-purchase pack. No more wondering if the parts that you selected are right for the $50 Society of Robots tutorial. There are several benefits to buying this kit. First, you save some money over getting the parts all by themselves. Second, this kit contains more than the bare minimum for the $50 robot tutorial - wire, solder, LEDs, extra resistors. Third, the CdS cells are matched to each other - no guessing which ones are the same in the surplus set from Radio Shack.

Fourth, the ATmega8 AVR microcontgroller comes programmed with the Arduino bootloader, if you choose to develop with that environment. And, even if you don't, having that bootloader in the chip helps with debugging as the bootloader will blink PB.5 on power-up.